Production Supervisor

Ridley; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Ridley invites an experienced Night Shift Production Supervisor to join the Oceania Meat Processing team in Laverton. You will report to the Production Manager and lead a night crew, ensuring a safe environment, meeting production targets and budgets, and driving efficiency and continuous improvement.

You will oversee quality systems, inventory management, and people development, collaborating with engineering and maintenance to resolve issues quickly.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading night-shift production teams in manufacturing.
• Certificate IV or higher in management or equivalent.
• Strong knowledge of OH&S and environmental policies.
• Ability to plan changeovers and end-of-week cleaning.
• Excellent problem-solving and continuous improvement mindset.

Responsibilities

• Promote a safe workplace and adhere to OHS/WHS legislation and Ridley systems; investigate incidents and drive preventive actions.
• Maintain accurate production SOPs and ensure staff are trained and performing to expectations.
• Manage plant resources to meet targets, plan changeovers/shutdowns, and support continuous improvement with cross-functional teams.
• Ensure full traceability of products and support quality and commercial teams with production-related issues.

Skills

Continuous improvement

People leadership

Production planning

OH&S knowledge

Safety and quality

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Team development

Education

Certificate IV in management

Job description

What's on offer?
We are currently seeking an experienced Night Shift Production Supervisor to join our Oceania Meat Processing team in Laverton. Reporting to the Production Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring a safe work environment, meeting production targets, maintaining budget control, and managing resources efficiently. The role involves taking charge of productivity, quality assurance inventory management and people management, as well as driving continuous improvement initiatives.

In return for your skills and commitment, Ridley offers a supportive team environment, great culture and excellent benefits.

The key responsibilities for this position include:

• Adhere to all OHS/WHS legislation and Ridley’s OHS&E systems by promoting a safe workplace, reporting hazards and incidents, and supporting health and safety initiatives. Ensure proper use of equipment and follow up on safety incidents with thorough investigations and preventative actions.
• Maintain accurate production SOPs and ensure team members are skilled, trained, and performing to expectations.
• Manage plant resources efficiently to meet production targets, including planning for Change overs/shutdowns and end of week cleaning. Support continuous improvement by identifying improvement opportunities and implementing the agreed actions. Collaborate with engineering and maintenance teams to resolve operational issues quickly.
• Adhere to quality systems ensuring full traceability of products and supporting quality and commercial teams in resolving production-related customer concerns.

The key skills and experience required for this role include

• Ability to visualise and implement improvement programs (people & manufacturing processes)
• High attention to detail and hands on approach-leading by example.
• Experience with continuous improvement programs and initiatives
• Demonstrated people leader and able to build credibility and confidence with team members
• Demonstrated experience with production planning, control and measurement methodologies
• Demonstrated experience managing, leading and developing employees in a production environment
• Sound knowledge of relevant OH&S and Environmental policies, legislation, and other statutory management standards and requirements
• Experience in safety & quality management systems
• Current driver’s license
• Knowledge of Continuous Improvement Processes
• Certificate IV (or above) in management or equivalent in short course training
• Technical /mechanical aptitude will be an advantage.